Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has stressed that the notion that all the publisher wants to do is push out a new Call of Duty each year is a “false narrative”, and that the company is open to taking risks.

Skylanders only continues to get bigger, and Swap Force characters are coming soon to burn a hole in your wallet. New gameplay footage has been revealed at Gamescom that looks at Grilla Drilla, Boom Jet, Slobber Tooth and Zoo Lou. Check them out after the break courtesy of Neoseekers.

Activision announced during its Toy Fair 2013 press conference that the Skylanders franchise has surpassed $500 million in revenue, and over 100 million toys have been sold. The sell-through is the fastest such a milestone has been reached by kid’s games, including WWE and Star Wars. During the Toy Fair, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg […]

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power Two only sold 270,000 units in the US by the end of 2012, according to a new report from The LA Times. Across a similar length of time in 2010, the original game shifted 1.3 million copies.

Activision Blizzard has posted its Q2 financials, showing a drop-off in Call of Duty sales and World of Warcraft subscription revenue. However, Diablo 3 and Skylanders have rocketed to the top of the publisher’s financial list.